ESC-20 TIA Supports and Services
This monthly newsletter aims to provide updates and reminders to TIA Leaders. The ESC-20 TIA Team is committed to supporting all school districts and charter schools through the application process and system implementation.
Please contact us through the emails below to ask questions, seek resources, or discuss direct, individualized services for your LEA. We look forward to partnering with you with the goal of retaining and awarding highly effective teachers in our region!
Read below for details on TIA services and supports and for important TEA updates, reminders and resources.
Non-Participating Districts Cohort: Developing Local Designation System
For school districts and charter schools not yet participating in TIA, this is the right time to contact ESC-20 for support to build your designation system. Please contact us if you are interested in joining a cohort that will meet monthly for guidance and collaboration for decision making for each component of TIA. We will provide monthly 1 to 2 hour virtual sessions focused on eligible teaching assignments, teacher performance data and designation criteria, spending plans, stakeholder engagement and application submission.
The cohort monthly sessions will start in September and meet monthly to fully develop your district system and prepare for April application submission.
Newly Approved Districts (Cohort G): Data Capture Year Support
Congratulations on getting approval from TEA for your TIA local designation system! This year provides an opportunity to for a "systems check" and a focus on teacher coaching, data analysis, collaboration and student growth. ESC-20 will provide a collaborative monthly session to guide TIA Leads this school year and ensure systems are in place for a successful data submission in the fall of 2026.
These monthly sessions will include topics such as analyzing skew for teacher observation and student growth data, expansions and modifications for April application, and best practices for reviewing and responding to MOY and EOY data.
TIA/T-TESS Connection: Refresher/Calibration Training
We offer half-day sessions, virtually or on-site to equip appraisers with calibration protocols to lead in-house calibration sessions. This training can be extended to a full day to include a half-day T-TESS Refresher for certified appraisers in connection to TIA.
Please contact us to design a session customized to the needs of your district/charter school and equip school administrators with the tools to evaluate, coach, and support teachers with a focus on student growth.
TIA T-TESS Calibration Training Series
These customized sessions engage district appraisers in a sequence of training and collaborative activities designed to deepen T-TESS Rubric understanding and strengthen inter-rater reliability while embedding TIA foundational components.
Training topics include:
• T-TESS rubric analysis
• Lesson evaluations (video and live)
• Calibration activities
• Quality Evidence Analysis
• Coaching
• TIA Components
Series consists of a minimum of five half day sessions. $700 per half day session for up to 30 participants. Additional fees may be added for additional participants, planning, preparation, and materials.
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Student Learning Objectives (SLO) Training (for Appraisers and Teachers)
Appraiser Two-Day SLO Training:
The Student Learning Objective (SLO) training is for districts considering or in the process of implementing SLO's as a student growth measure. Districts utilizing student learning objectives as a TIA student growth measure within their local designation systems are required to align their processes with the updated Texas SLO guidelines. This training provides appraisers with an in-depth understanding of SLO and T-TESS connection and of the three SLO phases: Creating the SLO, Monitoring Progress, and Evaluating Success. It is intended for administrators and instructional staff who will lead and implement this work.
Appraisers will walk away with tools for T-TESS conferencing and instructional coaching, and for TIA implementation, as well as training resources to turn around to teachers.
Teacher SLO Training/Workshop
We offer one day sessions for teachers to gain an in-depth understanding of the SLO process, as well as customizable support for your district or charter school to support teachers in creation and implementation of Texas SLOs.
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National Board Certification (NBCT) Support
ESC-20 provides support to teachers seeking National Board certification through a district cohort model. The year-long pathway of support includes content sessions, mentorship, and guidance from a certified Professional Learning Facilitator (PLF). For more information, please contact Demetrio D. Garcia at demetrio.garcia@esc20.net.
Visit the TIA Texas Resource Library for National Board Certification guidance, presentations and webinars.
Customized TIA Supports and Services
Please contact us to design your district or charter school's 24-25 TIA plan to support any of these areas:
- Application Submission (System Application, Expansions and Modifications)
- Developing a Local Designation System (Preparation for Initial Application for non-participating districts)
- Stakeholder Engagement (Leadership, Appraisers, School Board, Teachers)
- Student Learning Objectives
- Portfolios
- Data Capture
- Allotments
- Spending Plans
- TTESS Training/Refresher (in connection to TIA)
- T-TESS Calibration (training for appraisers and on-site facilitation)
- Student Growth Measures: Portfolios, Pre-Test/Post-Test, SLOs
- Communication Resources
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